When small-town college instructor Candace Cooper discovers bloody, bare footprints in the snow while running in a state park deep in the Rocky Mountains of Colorado, it brings back the horrific nightmare of her past. Detective Aiden Farrell is determined to redeem himself in his new position in Colorado, even if that means ignoring his growing feelings for the beautiful professor he meets during an investigation. His fear that the footprints she saw are connected to a recent spate of missing teens intensifies when Candace is assaulted on campus. Aiden and Candace join forces, but as they start unraveling the truth, they get closer to each other-and to a killer who'll stop at nothing to achieve his nefarious goal. Caught between duty and love, Aiden fights in a race against time to save the woman he loves.